The Story Behind The Song: Johnny Cash and the two lives of ‘Folsom Prison Blues’

Johnny Cash's breakout 1955 single was reborn as his 1968 comeback hit and the song that helped define his status as ...
Yahoo

How Johnny Cash drew on his own experiences to make his greatest songs

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Michel ...
The Cheat Sheet

Lenny Kravitz’s Song ‘Johnny Cash’ Is Not About Johnny Cash

For Rolling Stone, Kravitz compiled a list of 15 of his songs which defined his life. One of them was a track called “Johnny Cash.” He spent more time talking about “Johnny Cash” than many of his more ...
American Songwriter

The Song Johnny Cash Thought Was His “Signature” (And 2 Songs We’d Add to His List)

Over his decades-long career, Johnny Cash amassed an impressive discography of over 100 albums, leaving him with plenty of material from which he could choose a “signature” song. For most people, ...
NPR

Johnny Cash Song Download Wins Apple Contest

Louis Sulcer, 71, of Woodstock, Georgia, won a $10,000 iTunes gift card. The song he bought, Johnny Cash's "Guess Things Happen That Way" was the 10 billionth song downloaded on iTunes. The ...
American Songwriter

62 Years Ago, Johnny Cash Topped the Charts With a Melody Ripped Straight From a Bob Dylan Song (Which Bob Dylan Also Stole)

Johnny Cash topped the country music charts with "Understand Your Man" from his album 'Walk the Line' 62 years ago today.
Texarkana Gazette

NOW THERE WAS A SONG | Johnny Cash hit was written piece by piece

This week in 1976: Ellis Island officially reopened in New York; West Point acknowledged widespread cheating; hundreds paraded through Central Park smoking marijuana and a singer from Kingsland, ...